Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)
by Ronald F. Maxwell
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Actor: Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Richard Jordan, Stephen Lang, Tom BerengerDirector: Ronald F. Maxwell
Brand: BERENGER/DANIELS/SHEEN
Cinematographer: Kees Van Oostrum
Writer: Ronald F. Maxwell
Producer: Moctesuma Esparza
Producer: Nick Lombardo
Producer: Robert Katz
Producer: Sandy Martin
Writer: Michael Shaara
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.0; French (Original Language); French (Subtitled); English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 261 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Turner Home Ent
DVD Reviews of Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: A movie worth watching
Summary: 5 Stars
Gettysburg brings to the screen the battle that many believe determined the outcome of the American Civil War. The setting is July 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the Confederate armies under General Robert E. Lee have converged on this location in an effort to bring the war to the North and force a negotiated peace treaty after two and half years of fighting.
Martin Sheen, Tom Berenger, and the rest of the cast, have done a great job with their performances. All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows. Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few thrills, not to mention a few tears.
The setting, the plot, the dialogues, the costumes, and the music are all very good.
In short, Gettysburg is a film definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection along with the masterpiece Gods and Generals starring Robert Duvall and Jeff Daniels among others! 4.5 Stars
DVD Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I have viewed this move more times than I can remember. I still watch it. He may have played dumb and dumber movie but this was his best. DVD Review: Buying another copy
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm buying another copy of this excellent DVD. I've watched the Pickett's charge and other scenes many times over the years. The DVD must have become more and more scratched over the years to where it skips here and there. It's definitely worth my getting this replacement copy. The lessons on leadership in this DVD (like "The Killer Angels" book) teach so much about courage and cowardice, leadership and the lack thereof, hubris and being humbled, influence and frustration, along with brotherly love, and more.
For example, one general requests to be moved from his role with another, senior, general. He had tried to get this general to allow him to push the troops of the North off the ridge shortly after the North retreated to it. The North was vulnerable then and there was a reasonable chance the South could have pushed the North off, making the North continue their retreat. But the senior general wouldn't support that effort. As a result the North got the chance to establish themselves on the ridge...and the rest is history.
Perhaps the North would ultimately still have won, but this DVD points out so well the role of not so much strong leadership as good leadership or of good and strong men in important leadership roles.
I lived in Gettysburg for a handful of months many years ago and crossed parts of the battlefield many times. I still feel a deep reverence for the men who died there, for our country and for that God who helped us achieve a breadth and depth of liberty unparalleled in the world.
Get this DVD if you have even a slight interest in history or leadership.
DVD Review: No show
Summary: 1 Stars
I can't review this purchase because I haven't received it yet. I've sent two e-mail messages and haven't received a response from either message. I'm not happy.DVD Review: Wrong run time delivered on a good movie
Summary: 1 Stars
There are two run time versions of this movie.
This listing had it at 261 minutes which I have only seen on TV and has some interesting added material to the 254 minutes length of the origional release.
As I had purchased a 254 minute length DVD years ago I was disappointed to get another 254 minute version on this order. I didn't want 2 of the same length.
It was only 8.99 so not worth sending back.
Description of Gettysburg (Widescreen Edition)
The fiercest battle fought on american soil commands the screen an epic film achievement painstakingly recreating the people and events of fateful days in july 1863. Special features: subtitles in english and french cas/crew interview gallery cast/director filmographies and much more. Studio: Turner Hm Entertainm Release Date: 06/21/2005 Starring: Tom Berenger Martin Sheen Run time: 254 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Ronald F. MaxwellThree days in the summer of 1863, at a place called Gettysburg. Although it received a theatrical release, this four-hour depiction of the bloody Civil War battle was shot as a made-for-television film. But no taint of cheapness or shortcuts should stick to this magnificent picture (well, except maybe for those phony-looking mustaches). Based on Michael Shaara's book The Killer Angels, this film takes a refreshingly slow, thorough approach to the intricacies of battle. In ordinary circumstances, those intricacies might seem of importance only to fans of military strategy or Civil War enthusiasts, yet in Gettysburg they come across as the very stuff of life, death, and unexpected heroism. If the film has a problem, it's that it climaxes too early: the first long segment, detailing the struggle of a "civilian soldier," Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (Jeff Daniels), to hold his ground against long odds, is an enthralling piece of moviemaking. Daniels, in a heartbreaking performance, does his best film work. Other cast members include Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Martin Sheen as Robert E. Lee. Richard Jordan, in his final role, gives a powerhouse performance as Confederate general Lewis A. Armistead. Oh, and you can also try to spot Ted Turner, whose company produced the film, as a Confederate soldier. Writer-director Ronald F. Maxwell seems inspired by the gravity of the battle; long as it is, every moment of Gettysburg is informed by a nobility of purpose. --Robert Horton
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